Table of contents not working, Table of contents not working, Table of contents not working

The way Pages sets out its TOC criteria - is different from iBooks Author.

What you see appears to be correct for the content you describe. iBA TOC shows each Chapter as a separate pages and lists any section titles you have included. If you have a chapter and no sections... then all you see on the TOC page is just that.. the Chapter title.

iBA does not list pages in the TOC, these can be seen at the bottom of page ( in iBooks on iPads and or iMacs with Mavericks installed.

You are basically doing nothing wrong - except expecting different applications to do things the way you have become familiar with.

iBooks Author may look similar to Pages - but it has additional facilities far superior to Page, your choice is learn more about iBA and how it creates the template to hold your content.

I suggest you search this group for past threads - of which there are many which discuss the TOC and customisation.

Any option which is greyed out is either not available as a default - or your content is not set up to enable an option.

It this case.. the default TOC is allowing - what you want to do.

I have seen threads where others have applied some customisation... so maybe if you search this group then you may find the answers.

Hi vinnyvg, I have searched this group and did not see where someone has been able to add paragraph styles to the new portrait templates. What I have read is users can add paragraph styles to any Landscape/potrait template. However It is apparent that none of the new PORTRAIT TEMPLATES allow users to add any paragraph styles to the TOC listing in the DOCUMENT Inspector > TOC tab. The ADD button is greyed out on every one of those templates. If you have found a way, please let us know.

Fig1 default TOC

Fig 2

Changed colours fonts etc, BUT they will apply to every TOC page.

Creating new styles or changing the default appears to make no difference, Apple appear to have decided that the TOC fonts, size and colours remains throughout.

Hi Vinnyyvg, Thank you for showing us the TOC however, this is not what we are speaking about. If I choose any PORTAIT only template; I cannot ADD any paragraph style to the TOC (like 'HEADER 1" OR 'HEARDER 2') like you can if you choose the normal Landscape/Portait template.

was this accidentially removed when they did an update? Or was it never available for PORTRAIT ONLY templates?

Thanks in advance

Sue

Using the example of your image above - you cannot edit any styles from here in the Portrait. The above is showing the structure of your book. If you select any item you will activate the " - " and you can delete anythin you select, you can then add sections. Unless you are really aware of all the fuctions involved do not change anything in your book until you have a duplicate and then in the duplicate you can "play" with this and check the results.

With the screen shots show, I tried to show that it is possible to change the text styles but only for every page shown in your toc.

You can send feedback suggesting the return of the options, although Apple seem to be tailoring certain options within templates for their own reasons.

Hi vinnyvg,

I am aware of what you have stated. Thanks again for stating this. I have already duplicated, tested, duplicated and tested again to see if I could add "Header 1" or "header 2" paragraph style to these new PORTRAIT TEMPLATES and my testing revealed, it is not available to these templates. Why? I don't know. You get them if you are in the LANDSCAPT/PORTRAIT templates.

I think something got disabled accidentally since there is no rhyme or reasons why persons cannot add any "paragraph styles" items to the TOC in these new templates especially when you can get add them in the older templates.

I have a book that needs PORTRAIT ONLY that we were going to use InDesign for but I thought iBook Author could do a very decent job. TOC is basic to any book. I have a 412 book that needs a long listing TOC (where the TOC will flow to another page) like in PRINT. I have figures that need to be in the TOC. So I am trying to find the best tool.

Thanks again... I would love for this feedback to make it back to them.

Your post - as I understood it, was to change the style i.e. fonts, size, colour etc.

TOC may be basic to any book, but the final outcome is dependant upon which application you use and what it's capabilities are...and those are the only parameters you have to work within. Adobe InDesign is the favoured tool of Tool of many self publishers and it is a costly application and it's TOC or index is perhaps more flexible..but....

If you use iBooks Author, you work with the software as provided.

Apple provide a free application to create what is basically an hybrid - part app and part ePub which formats and creates only what Apple think is appropriate.

You cannot expect iBA to analyse your Pages content and reformat into iBA.

If the individual chapters you Imported from Pages, did not have sections ..then iBA as no reference point and cannot create sections for you, do it has noting to show in the TOC. In iBA individual pages are not shown in the TOC,they are seen at the bottom as "thumbnails".

While Apple created the import for Words and Pages, they do not carry over the format of iBA.

To be frank, most of the time this function is not worth using. Although time consuming, it is, in the long run, better to copy and paste text and create your own Chapters and sections, which will show in the TOC.

Figures seem more a bookmark option....

If you want to send your requirements as feedback. There is a feedback link in the help files.

Wow, Vinnyvg, I joined this conversation because of the TOC issue. Maybe I should have opened a new discussion and spoke just about the TOC; however, the main issue of this topic is the TOC.

If you have read my comments, I am not talking about style, fonts, size, colour nor am I talking about importing anything. Nor, am I expecting iBA to analyze my "pages" content and reformat in iBA.

I am sure that you don't really mean to come off "scolding" persons with your comments and yes, a lot can be mis-read with how someone types their comments. No one can read TONES in emails or comments. So please let me say, I am not unthankful for this great free product. I was inquiring about a feature that is available in one set of templates but not available in the NEW templates. That is all.

Hmmm. your comments show me that you have not really tried the new Portrait templates otherwise you will understand mine (and others) inquiry/observations about the TOC. We know Chapters titles make it in the TOC. We would like to add "paragraph styles" like headers to get in there as well Yet, that option is greyed out for these NEW templates.

Try creating a brand new book, no imports, just create a few new sections with a few new pages (nothing fancy). On each page create header 1 and paragraph etc. See if you can get any paragraph style added in the TOC? Please post back.

Come out of the Naughty corner now!

If this is scolding :- You cannot expect iBA to analyse your Pages content and reformat into iBA.

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I have a 412 book that needs a long listing TOC (where the TOC will flow to another page) like in PRINT. I have figures that need to be in the TOC. So I am trying to find the best tool.

Check the threads and read how a lot of people start out making books ( ePubs or whatever ) and assume that iBooks Author will convert them into content compatible to iBA. ( i.e. Analyse!)

So it was not scolding that was intended. You asked about changing styles - to me, that means you want to change fonts,size, colour , typeface - I showed a way to do it. If your understanding of "style" is different to mine... then obviously my workarounds will not be of use.

I figured out like you the new portrait templates These "new" have been availble for a considerable time though an iBA update appears to have removed some functions, most if not all have been recorded in various posts in recent months.

The above is not scolding, judgemental, sarcastic, or anything but my words framed to offer an explation or suggestion which may or may not be helpful.

Wow Vinnyvg, I have been away and so just checking in. You keep saying things ("framed to offer an explanation or suggestions which may or may not be helpful") that is off the mark. You are confusing my inquiry with someone else so please, let me make a suggestion to you; Less words are sometimes better. Please make sure you have the correct person's comments when you reply. I am so sorry that you have not understood this problem/inquiry. Simply put, I only wanted to know about NEW POTRAIT templates not allowing persons to add paragraph styles to the TOC.

Anyone can see that you have helped quite a few in the forums however, this is one inquiry that you have not understood and that is OK. No one has all of the answers. Have a great day! and no need to respond. 🙂